Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Thaddeus Stevens College is committed to continuous improvement and monitors its institutional effectiveness (how well its performance matches its purpose) in a number of ways. Several of the College’s Key Performance Indicators are listed below.
The U. S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics compiles the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) statistics listed below. IPEDS compares Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to thirty, two-year colleges located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland.

INTERNAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

   • Two-Year Graduation Rate = 60%
   • Placement Rate = 95%
   • Employers Satisfaction Survey: 88% Good or Very Good.
                                                   100% Would continue to
                                                   employ Stevens graduates.

IPEDS DATA FEEDBACK REPORT – 2000 
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   1. Graduation rates of full-time, first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates
       within 150% of normal time to program completion, by race/ethnicity.

          Overall:                                       White:
             Stevens - 77%                               Stevens - 82%
             Comparison - 20%                         Comparison - 22%

          Black:                                          Hispanic:
             Stevens - 50%                               Stevens - 6%
             Comparison - 9%                           Comparison - 2%

   2. Percent of all students enrolled, by race/ethnicity.

          White:                                          Black:
             Stevens -  74%                               Stevens - 14%
             Comparison - 84%                          Comparison - 6%

          Hispanic:
             Stevens - 6%
             Comparison - 2%

   3. Percent of full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate
       students receiving financial aid, by type of aid.

          Federal Grants:                          Institutional Grants:
             Stevens - 65%                               Stevens - 47%
             Comparison - 44%                         Comparison - 8%

          State & Local Grants:                 Loans:
             Stevens - 60%                               Stevens - 46%
             Comparison - 25%                         Comparison - 32%